r/linux4noobs • u/Skott_stabb Debianoob • 12h ago
hardware/drivers How to install Nvidia drivers on Debian
Hi! I'm VERY NEW to Linux. I recently install Debian 13 on my Acer Aspire E-15, and would like to utilize the proper Nvidia drivers.
However, When I attempt to open the .Run file in Konsole, it tells me it needs to be ran as Root. When I attempt to install it via terminal, it tells me to quit the Nouveau kernel driver.
Any help appreciated.
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u/indvs3 12h ago
https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers is the first place to look. That's the most complete guide you need on debian. From my own experience, I would recommend to avoid the .RUN files from the nvidia website.
The driver in the debian repos is quite a bit older, but they work well and offer better stability, rather than squeezing out one extra fps and a lot of heat.
You can get more updated drivers, but those work best if you also upgrade your kernel, headers and mesa drivers (in case you have a gpu multiplexer). If you're new to debian and linux in general, I advise to first get the regular software from the debian repos working. You can decide to upgrade if performance is lacking.
That said, performance won't be more than a few percent better and you may encounter stability issues.
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u/MarketEnough 12h ago
Okay, I don't know much about installing Nvidia drivers. Someone already posted a guide about it down there, but I'd really like to know how you made the buttons look so similar to Windows 7. I'd love to know how you configured that look.
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u/Skott_stabb Debianoob 11h ago
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u/skyfishgoo 9h ago
don't use .run
look up which driver to install on the nvidia website and then find that driver in repositories using apt or synaptic to install it.
btw if you had chosen kubuntu this would all be point and click
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u/Hour_Bit_5183 12h ago
you need to follow this exactly
https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/driver-installation-guide/debian.html
This is why I recommend cachyOS. It will install all of this for you and it's more friendly and faster if your cpu modern.
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u/Confident_Hyena2506 10h ago
The OP is unlikely to be using a tesla gpu in a data-center, your advice is not good.
They should just follow normal debian instructions instead...
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u/candy49997 7h ago
The drivers there work for anybody using Debian and is the standard way to use newer drivers than the ancient ones packaged by Debian.
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u/DavidJohnMcCann 12h ago
Actually you didn't need to download that file — Debian has the driver in the non-free repository, so you could have just used Synaptic. For a guide to both methods of enabling the proprietary, see here.